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How do you know if your son has "made it through" the initial screening of boot camp--
How do you know if your son has "made it through" the initial screening of boot camp--
security, medical, etc.? By what day or week after he arrives can you safely assume he is in full swing? Is it when you get the first form letter with the graduation date? Or sometime thereafter?
Thanks---this is all new to me.
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Permalink Reply by navymom74 on
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I am curious about that too! I am hoping my son is doing very well..but yes reassurance is always nice! I will check back to SR if any new info is posted!
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Permalink Reply by salpetty on
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Relax moms. They ARE in full swing :) They've already passed a medical/security thing before they left at MEPS. Don't worry. If the processing center didn't think they would make it, they wouldn't have sent them. Now that they are at bootcamp, they just have to do what they're told, work with their division as a team, and past the PRT. Don't worry. They will do it :)
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Permalink Reply by cajunldr(ship 03 Div 086) on
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Other than an injury or illness while they are there, or if they find something they did not disclose in their medical or character history before they left MEPS, they are good to go. They just have to pass their testing in physical and basic learning of the Navy operations and then Battlestations, and they are good to go. All you can do at this point is keep positive thoughts and many prayers going out for them and stay positive when they do call, even if they are down, lift them and tell them how proud you are of them and that they have this, it's already done, just stay strong.
It was one year ago on the 15th of this month that my daughter left MEPS and flew into Great Lakes to begin her journey. With discipline, determination and pure gut, she is an E3 and will sit for her Petty Officer testing this spring, in the World's Greatest Navy, and is enjoying her career. It's not easy, but then if it was, we would not have the great Navy that we have today. But they can do this. The one's that made it past MEPS are in the Top 1% of our population. So be proud of that accomplishment they have already achieved.
I know it will be hard during the holidays on them and on you, but this is a cause greater than them and greater than you. Just think of our forefathers and what their families went through during their service to our country. At least we can hear from them via letters and a few calls every so many weeks. For those that served many years ago would go months with no news. Once they are out and into the Fleet, you will hear from them on a normal basis. They will be able to call, text and email, but not always when they are on base or on their jobs. But at least at night and on weekends they can contact you.
Be brave, be proud and be there. It will all go away when they walk through those big doors at PIR and standing in front of you will no longer be the boys and girls that left you, but marching in front of you, we be men and women, of the United States Navy.
Hooyah, Fair Sails and Following Seas. Anchors Aweigh my friends, let the journey's begin.
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